Vine trellis



J an. 2, 1923.

1,440,946. E. s. WEDDLE.

VINE TRELLIS.

FILED APR. 8, 1922.

rammed Jan, 2, 1223.

air ares- ETHELBERT WEDDLE, OF DINUBA, CALIFORNIA.

' VINE TRELLIs.

Application filed April 8, 1922. Serial No. 550,699.

To all 7mm it may concern:

' simple and efiicient holders for the vines whereby they may be quickly connected with the trellis and yet provide sufiicient elasticity to permit/the vines to swing with the wind to prevent breakage thereof.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangementof parts and in the details of construction hereinafter de-v that within the scope of what is claimed changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown, can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a front elevation of a trellis constructed in accordance with this invention with a vine shown engaged therewith. I j

Figure 2 is a detail of one of the vine holders employed in connection with the trellis, and

Figure 3 is a similar view showing another form of holder.

In the embodiment illustrated, a plurality of posts or stakes 1 are positioned suitable'distances apart and connected'by a cross wire 2 which. maybe held engaged with the stakes in any suitable manner. Carried by the cross wire 2 are a plurality of vine supporting devices or holders any desired number of which may be employed and which are mounted to slide on the wire 2, being preferably of different lengths as shown in Figure 1 tosuitably support difierent parts of the vines.

In Figure 2 a substantially V-shaped double holder 3 is shown constructed over a sin gle piece of wire bent intermediate its ends to forma wire engaging eye at. The ends of the wire diverge from said eye 4 constituting legs 5 and 5, one-of which has a vine engaging clamp 6 formed at its free end by bending the wire outwardly at 7 and thenfolding it at 8 and extending for a short distance in parallel relation, then bowing it outwardly at 9 to form a clamping jaw for cooperation with the jaw 7, the terminal of the wire 10 being slightly flared and ar-' ranged to form a receiving mouth to facilitate the insertion of the vine between the j aws.

As shown in Figure 2 the other leg 5 is bent to form a double clamp to receive two branches or parts of the vine to be supported. These clamps 11 and 12 are formed by bending the outer endof leg 5 at 13 and bowing said leg outward at 1 to form the clamp 11 while the inwardly extending portion 15 is bowed outwardly at 16 and the terminalv 17 thereof extended inwardly .to form the cooperating member of the jaw 12.

In Figure 3 a single holder 8 isshown ,which is constructed exactly like one member of the double holder shown in Figure 2,

one of the legs being cut off adjacent the eye 4. From the above description it will be obvious that either single or double holders may be employed in connection with the supporting wire 2, and the said holders may be made either of uniform length or increased gradually as shown in -Figure 1 from the center toward the ends of the wire. The holders 3 having been strung on the wire 2, a vine V may be quickly connected therewith by simply inserting it between the jaws of the respective holders without necessitating any tying or bending, and when so inserted it will be olampingly engaged Suficiently tight to support the vine and will yet permit it to swing with the wind to avoid breakage of the vines by the wind.

I claim:

1. A holder of the class described comprising a piece of wire. bent to form a sup port engaging eye and then folded and the members bowed outwardly in opposite directions to provide a vine clamp, said clamp having a flared inwardly opening mouth for the passage of the vine.

2. A holder of the class described comprising'a single piece of wire bent to form a support engaging eye and having a clamping loop formed with outwardly bowed side walls merging at the closed end of the loop into parallel members and with its mouth l. O l) 3 A eubszantially J-shaped vine holder my 0W11,I have hereto aflixed my signature havmg a support engaging eye at its apex ln the presence of two WEDGSSBS.

'va' 1' I (1 't W I (116i 111 Id 3 opemn ch npln g loops at 1 s v YETHELBERTS. VVEDDLIL.

ends, said loops having outwardly bowed legs to avoid abrasions of the vine by the I Wihqesses;

holder. h EJCSSNELL; In testimony that I claim the foregoing-.213 L. D. ARCHER, 

